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You Can’t Live With Your Mouth Shut

1999 / 29 minutes

Directed by: João Nicolau

Anthropologist

Country of production: United Kingdom

Series: Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film

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Cape Verde is an archipelago situated 500km off the West Coast of Africa. On the island of Santiago lives Mano Mendi, the last player of cimboa, a one-string violin used to accompany the traditional batuque music. Through the portrait of Mano Mendi and the learning experience of To, a music teacher in the capital city Praia, the film shows us how this music is rooted in the rhythms of everyday life.

Language and subtitles: Original Language with English Subtitles

Region: West Africa

Country: Cape Verde

Keywords: Music / Ethnomusicology

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